United Nations
Human Rights Council
51st Session
Geneva, Switzerland
Wednesday September 28, 2022
Special Panel on the Negative Impact of the Legacies of Colonialism on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
Summary
Panel discussion on the negative impact of the legacies of colonialism on human rights.
Description
- Panel discussion on the negative impact of the legacies of colonialism on the enjoyment of human rights
Opening statements:
- Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Ms. Verene Shepherd, Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Moderator:
- Ms. E. Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and related intolerance
Panellists:
- Mr. José Francisco Calí Tzay, Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
- Mr. Mihir Kanade, Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development (EMRTD)
- Mr. Koen de Feyter, Member of the EMRTD
- Mr. Fabian Salvioli, Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
SPEAKERS:
- Barbados (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Ricardo Kellman
- Côte d'Ivoire (on behalf of the group of African States), Mr. Kouadio Adjoumani
- European Union, Ms. Marleen Steenbrugghe
- State of Palestine, Ms. Dima Asfour
- Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Hussam Edin Aala
- Mauritius, Mr. Omduttrajsingh Sewraj
- China, Mr. Li Song
- Armenia, Mr. Nairi Petrossian
- Ukraine, Ms. Yevheniia Filipenko
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Manuel Enrique García Andueza
- Switzerland, Mr. Tim Segessemann
- South Africa, Mr. Duncan Sebefelo
- International Lesbian and Gay Association, Ms. Crystal Hendrix
- American Civil Liberties Union, Ms. Theodora Simon
- Action Canada for Population and Development, Ms. Natasha Dowell
- Russian Federation, Mr. Stanislav Kovpak
- Pakistan, Mr. Danyal Hasnain
- Togo, Mr. Wemble Badibalaki
- Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mr. Hamid Ahmadi
- Cuba, Mr. Roberto Cabañas
- Ethiopia, Mr. Yibza Aynekully Tesfaye
- United States of America, Ms. Kelly Billingsley
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Mr. Olmer Torrejon Alcoba
- Malawi, Ms. Rose Nayeja
- Tunisia, Mr. Sabri Bachtobji
- Indonesia, Ms. Nadia Amalia
- Malaysia, Ms. Yazmalina Yaacob
- Rencontre Africaine pour la défense des droits de l'homme, Ms. Laura Gomez Perez
- Penal Reform International, Ms. Triona Lenihan
- Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII, Ms. Valentina di Paco
- Ms. E. Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and related intolerance (Final Remarks)
- Mr. Koen de Feyter, Member of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
- Ms. José Francisco Calí Tzay, Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
- Mr. Fabian Salvioli, Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
- Ms. E. Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and related intolerance